Broadcasting Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10A · Online Communication Service Regulation
45H. Section 45H direction
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If the Authority is satisfied that —
any egregious content is being provided on an online communication service with a Singapore end-user link; and
Singapore end-users of the service can access the egregious content,the Authority may give the provider of the online communication service a written direction requiring the provider —
to do one or more of the following as the Authority considers appropriate:
to disable access to the egregious content on its service by Singapore end-users who use or may use the service;
to stop delivery or communication of content to an account or accounts of —
all Singapore end-users of the service; or
any particular group of end-users comprising one or more Singapore end-users of the service,so as to stop or reduce the communication, provision or access, or further communication, provision or access, by Singapore end-users of egregious content on the online communication service; and
to do so within the period specified in the written direction, or any extension of that period that the Authority may allow in any particular case.
To avoid doubt, a requirement in subsection (1)(c)(ii) —
may include requiring altering, terminating or suspending any functionality of the service provided to the Singapore end-user concerned; but(b)must not require the doing of any thing with respect to the provision of an online communication service to the whole or part of any area in Singapore.
In addition, a requirement in subsection (1)(c) must not relate to any user-generated content that is communication between 2 or more end-users that is of a private or domestic nature.
user-generated content
“user-generated content”, in relation to an electronic service, means content —(a)that is —(i)generated directly on the service by an end-user of the service; or(ii)communicated by posting or sharing on the service by an end-user of the service; and(b)that may be accessed by another end-user of that service, or other users, of the service by means of that service.
The egregious content must be, so far as is reasonably practicable, identified by the Authority in a section 45H direction in a way that is sufficient to enable the provider concerned to comply with the direction.
content
“content” means information or material capable of communication by means of a broadcasting service or an electronic service —(a)whether in the form of text;(b)whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds;(c)whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise), pictorial or graphic form (for example, an anthropomorphic or a humanlike depiction);(d)whether in any other form; or(e)whether in any combination of forms;
In this section, “account” includes —
a free account;
a prepaid account; and
anything that may reasonably be regarded as the equivalent of an account.